Dispensing receptacle



Aug. 9,1927. I 1,638,779

' J. H. MILLER DISPENSING REGEPTACLE Filed July 3l. 1926 I N VEN TOR.

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Patented Aug.y i ,Y l

'Applieationji'ed V:ruiy 31,

This invention relates .to iinproveinentsv in dispensing receptacles and is particularly 'dil rected to a receptacle such as acan to contain fluids or Vsubstances that should be protected against unnecessary exposure to the atmosphere except when actually vdispensing` The objectv of the linvent-ioni is to provide an impro-ved attachment forthe lclosures of dispensing receptacles whereby the same may be held'openby'the hand during the actual the latter being removed from'the nozzle.

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dispensing operation but which 'when freed by the hand'will at once nieve toa closing,-v position. i l' Another object of the invention is to provide an improved attachment for the closures of receptacles Ywhereby notv only will the closure beguidedand directed'to the closingv position overthe nozzle with which it coacts but atl the' same time lwill prevent the accidental detachment andthe consequent liability vof losing?v the closure by mislaying the same. y f

lith these objects in View, the invention is illustratedfin the accompanying' drawing, wherein,-V l v f Fig. 1 shows a receptacle in side Fig. 2 illustrates asectional detail through the upper wallv of`a receptacle and also through the nozzle thereinland showsV my improved "devicer attached to the closure,

Fig. 3 shows the nozzle portion ofthe receptacle withA theclosure in place thereon* andV with designates thereceptaCle, whichfinthis in-4 stance ispres'umed to be a sheet metal can. Y The shape of the can be roundl or square. Y

The mannerl of'constructing the can has nothing to do with my' invention except that in the top wall 6 there is'an ordinary sheet metal threaded nipple 7 having ay fiat'top seat 8, and a handle 9 is attached tothe top which handle has atop'surfacefl() that' is elevated above the said wall V6'. Y n

This closure cap carries a central depend-l ing stem13, with an eye 14, at the lower end Y thereof, said stern preferably.- being rigidly connected to the closure cap so as to rotate is immaterial andiniay disclosedinll S. Patent'1,570,2701hereto- Y the' improvedV device depending n therefrom, and' 1aed-serial No. 126,207;

4engaging the nipple 7'. v

The eye 14 atthe lower end of the stem sustains' a kweighted loclnngdevioe which hangs freely and lp en'dently ','froin' the said uo s vThis weighted locking device is' preferably formedv rfrom heavy wire'and consists of avconiparati'vely short vertical arm 15g h-avingan eye 16 atvthe upper end lto `-pivot- U5' ally engage theeye 14 ofthe stern-,"and'at g its lowerend carrying a loop 17which eX- tends in a direction cros'swise. of thearm. Y This loop 1:7 is formedso that one sidell thereof will extend, laterally from ythey arm 30 15, a greater distancethan the other side 19 thereof, and to vthis extent, `theloop has the saine function as has a'similarly-shaped loop foreranted tome. j 'J6' The, purpose of .the loopis yto'prevent the direct withdrawal ofv thev looking ldevice through the. nipy'ole-opening` but to 'permit withdrawalwhen thershort side 19 is turned upto 'an linclined .position andpearefully a ,Y Vdrawn out through saidnipple. elevation to which the improved device is attached.

ThisV obviously prevents the: accidental loss of'theclosurecap. v f y i ,y 4 r InV the present structure however, .the weight of the locking Idevice and its pivoted or pendent attachment tothe lower fend of thecap-stein, areA` structural featuresV that .differ from'the vloop inmy prior patent and alsoV perform functions which the .loop` in f said prior patentdoes not permit, as will` presently be explained. f Y

The closure-cap a guide device 20.

Thisv guide-device' is.'preferablyl formed from sheet metal and iny thisl instance hasv an '95?, y

annular flat-top liangef 21; 'an serieelof depending" arms or strips 22 and* a ,coneavoconvex bottom portion 23, at the lower ends of thede'pendingyarms. s L v Thisguidedeviceis .-thereforeof a s'ubvpstantially heinispherical shape andhas :fits

annular flange 21 seated inside `theclosurecapwhile'the arms 22v and hottom portion i 23, project from the interior of the capwith les the convexfside of said bottornportion lower-V The stem 13 extends centrally through the bottomv of th-eguide device andrthroughthe interiorofthe ydeviceitself. s,

Af gasket 24, isy carredlnv the, cap att-he JOSEPH H. Minnnaor rrRRisBUItG, TEXAS.

11 andV its n v I under slide of the annular flangeland when "will be Vnoted vice, hangs pendently r this gasket seats on .the guide device is screwed'onto thenipple 7, the flat seat 8 of the nipple Vand forms a tight seal. v

By reference to Fig. 2, of the drawing it that when the closure Vcap is' screwed onto the nipple '7, the guide device will depend hi'ough the nippleand project into the receptacle.` x i j rlhe stem 13 depends from the cap through and below the convex bottom into the receptacle, and as shown in Fig. 1 of the'drawing, the weighted locking defromthe eye 111 atthe lo-wer end of the stem. Y i When it is desired to pour a portion of the the closure cap l contentsof the receptacle'from the latter, the

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serves to `effect an` closure capv will be unscrewed vfromft-he Thistates the cap but also rotates thestem 13 andthe ylocking device with its horizontallydisposedvloop 17. and the turning of the loop tents of the receptacle. Y Y Y Vhen the cap is freed, it maybe drawn upwardly and laterally, and 1 havefound in practice that Vthe most natural and convene ient operationis to draw the cap toward ther handle 9, as shown infFig. 2 ofthe drawing because: with' Vone hand, the operator may p cap to prevent hold the receptacle and also hold the readily K y itL from: sliding vback toward 1 thel nippleduring the pou'ringoperation.

lAs soon as ther pouring operation is over, the mere release ofthe cap from the hand will enable thevweighted locking device to pull4 the stem 13 down through the. nipple y (as indicated by broke-n lines in Fig. 2) and the convex bottom of will rideY over the yseat 8 ofthe nipple and direct the Acap back over t-lie vnipple as the stein :is pulled back into the receptacle, and

` thereby cover the nipple-opening.

' A Thisautomatic voperation ofret'urning the cap to thenipple,coversthe latter and pre- Vvents dust, dirt or bugs from entering Vthe .fat least cover receptacle, and should lthe operator neglect -to lscrew the cap down tight thev latter will the `nipple' and protect the contents" against the entrance, of outside matter. y

i In practice, the return of thecaprto lthe nipple will be effected whether the same is rheld on the hand-le or not, but the operationv lis more readily carried out by draw-ingthe fcapy over Vand oiil top of thexhandle.

Having described my invention, I claim,- v1'. rFhe combination with a dispensing vreceptacle having an above the bottom, of a closure for said outlet,

` vmeans attached to the closure andeXtending into-the receptacle for Vdrawing the closure toward said outlet'aiid guide ineansalso atunscrewing operation not 'only ro.`

agitation of the con-.

the guide device out-let in a wall thereofv tach-ed to and moving with the, closure for directing the closure over the edge of the receptacle outlet-,said guide means'be'ing in addition to the drawing means.

2. `The combination with adispensing receptacle having an outlety ina wall thereof above the bottom, of av closure for said out let, weighted means attached to 4and sustained by the closure and hanging pendently in theQrecept-acle, said weighted means be# f rEhe kcombination with'a dispensing re` ceptacle having a pouring nipple in a Awall vthereofabove the bottom, of a closure shaped to `lit said nipple7 Weighted vmeans hanging pendently vin the receptacle and attached to the closure,said weighted mea-ns beingV shaped to prevent its direct passage through said nipple and a guide device carried at the under side of and movable with the closure and shaped to enter the nipple, said guide `device when the closure. is released by they hand that held it open directing .the closure .into register withv the vnippleaopening as the veighted means draws it back.

. Y 4t. llie combination with a dispensing receptacle having av pouring nipple'in a wall thereof and also having a raised and fixed handle attached to thesame wall at one side vof the nipple, ofja closure for said nipple,

vmeans attached to the closure and entering the receptacle 4fo'rdrawing the closure to.- wardthe nipple, said attached means being of such length as lto allowV the closure to f be drawn to Vone side Aand heldY on the hani dle to tiltthe receptacle, and means attached to and depending yfrom the closure forguiding the closure into register with the nipplewhen theclosureis released by the hand.

f 5. rlhecombination with a dispensing receptacle having a screw-threaded nipple-projecting froingawall thereof above the bottom,

'of a lscrew-threaded flanged closure to en-r gage said nipple, a stein attached to the-clowhen the weighted lock-device pulls the stem c into the receptacle.A

In testimony whereof Ia'ixmy. signature.

V,Josera H. 'Mitten'. Y

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